concurring opinion

noun

, Law.

1. (in appellate courts) an opinion filed by a judge that agrees with the majority or plurality opinion on the case but that bases this conclusion on different reasons or on a different view of the case.

Example Sentences

Alito penned a long concurring opinion and said he did not understand the opinion to apply to students at public colleges and universities.

From Washington Post

Kavanaugh said in a concurring opinion that Kagan and Roberts were not really far apart.

From Washington Post

As in, the concurring opinion of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who took a sharp turn from the measured approach in criticizing NCAA arguments offered in the principal opinion penned by Justice Neil Gorsuch.

From Time

They didn’t do this to save Obamacare – indeed, Justice Thomas wrote a concurring opinion maligning the law and the Court’s previous examinations of it.

From The Daily Beast

In a concurring opinion, Justice Goodwin Liu made a few clarifications.

From Washington Post

In his concurring opinion, Clarence Thomas called for the invalidation of any limits on campaign donations.

From The Daily Beast

Kennedy was given the concurring opinion, which said the Court should have gone much further.

From The Daily Beast